Elvis Presley, Joan Blondell, Thomas Gomez, Katy Jurado, and Burgess Meredith in Stay Away, Joe (1968)

Stay Away, Joe

Movie1968• PG• 1h 42m
ComedyMusicalRomanceWestern
⭐ 4.5 / 10(1,650)

A mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.

Rated
PG
Runtime
1h 42m
Released
1968
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1968

Storyline

A mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.

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Cast
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Did you know

• The Dan Cushman novel on which this film was based had previously served as the basis for the 1958 Broadway musical "Whoop-Up," which starred Ralph Young in the Presley role.

• Quentin Dean, who plays Joan Blondell's promiscuous daughter here, is best remembered for playing a similar role in the 1967 Best Picture winner, In the Heat of the Night.

• Elvis Presley gave small roles to his friends Sonny West, Joe Esposito and Charlie Hodge.

User reviews

⭐ 5/10

Watchable, maybe

šŸ‘ 4 Ā· 1/8/2014
⭐ 4/10

Stay Away, Joe (1968) *1/2

šŸ‘ 13 Ā· 1/9/2009
⭐ 3/10

Absurdly loony.

šŸ‘ 7 Ā· 11/25/2012

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
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